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Unit Quiz

Why did Europeans join the Crusades?

This quiz will help you to assess your learning of key concepts and knowledge in this unit.

Due to the overlap in knowledge and themes, the following The Medieval World' Unit Quiz assesses knowledge from the following enquiries: 1) Why did Europeans join the Crusades, 2) Who lived in Crusaders states, 3) What does the life of Mansa Musa reveal about the medieval world 4) How Was Baghdad connected to the wider world? 5) How did the Mongols create a world empire? The Unit Quizzes for all of these enquiries are the same quiz on the The Medieval World.

Q1.What religion did the Byzantine Empire follow?

IslamJudaismOrthodox ChristianityCatholic Christianity

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Q2.What religion did the Seljuq Turks follow?

IslamJudaismOrthodox ChristianityCatholic Christianity

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Q3.What was the capital city of the Byzantine Empire?

RomeConstantinopleLondonJerusalem

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Q4.What did Urban II promise to all those who went on the Crusade?

That they would get land and wealth back in EuropeThat their sins would be forgiven and they would go to heavenThat they could take their familiesThat he would pay for the Crusade

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Q5.What religious group was attacked in parts of Germany by misguided Crusaders?

MuslimsOrthodox ChristiansJewish peoplePagans

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Q6.Which of the following statements were parts of the truce between Richard and Saladin? (three answers)

Select three (3) boxes

Christians took control of the Christian parts of JerusalemSaladin remained in control of JerusalemChristians increased their land on the coast, including cities such as AcreSaladin had to pay Richard a large amount of goldChristians had the right to go on pilgrimage to Jerusalem

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Q7.During the Crusades, what were the Muslims called by the Christian groups?

SaracensFranksMongolsIsraelites

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Q8.Which group helped to finally expel (get rid of) the Franks from the Holy Land?

The MongolsThe Byzantine EmpireThe Holy Roman EmpireThe Mamluks

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Q9.Who was Mansa Musa?

An Arab historian who travelled to Cairo, EgyptAn Africa emperor who wanted to find the end of the Atlantic OceanA European map maker who included medieval Mali in his mapA Malian emperor who is often said to be the richest man who ever lived

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Q10.Where did Mansa Musa rule?

Saudi ArabiaEgyptMeccaMali

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Q11.What is the Hajj?

A pilgrimage to MeccaA holy journey to EgyptA special building in MeccaA holy place in Saudi Arabia

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Q12.What does legacy mean?

something that remains from an earlier timesomething that you get after someone in your family diessomeone’s reputationsomeone’s money that they have built up during their life

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Q13.Where was Muhammad from?

MedinaJerusalemRomeMecca

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Q14.What was the name of the leader of the Islamic empire?

EmperorKingLordCaliph

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Q15.What was made in China and sold in Europe?

SpicesSilkCarpetsGemstones

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Q16.What was the name of the place in Baghdad where learning took place?

The House of LearningThe School of WisdomThe School of LearningThe House of Wisdom

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Q17.Who attacked Baghdad in 1258?

The MongolsThe SeljuksThe RomansThe Fatimids

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Q18.What was the most important animal to the Mongols?

DogsHorsesCowsChickens

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Q19.What is a nomad?

Someone that lives in the same place all year round.Someone that doesn't live in the same place all year round.Someone that never gets mad.Someone who prefers living in the countryside

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Q20.What was Genghis Khan's view on the religion of the people in his empire?

They all had to worship him.They could worship whatever they liked provided they obeyed the khan.They had to be either Christian or Muslim.They had to worship the Mongol sky god.

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Q21.What was the name of the Italian traveller who travelled across the Mongol Empire?

Ricardo PoloMarco PoloniMarco PoloRichard Polo

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Q22.What was the name of the trade network that connected China with Europe?

The Silk RoadThe Carpet RoadThe Silk PathThe Silk Network

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